On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fell to 7-7 on the season, and now their path to the NFL Playoffs is quite complicated.

The Buccaneers fell to 7-7, a half-game behind the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South. It has been a tough time for Cousins, who was benched last season and lost his job. He got it back due to a season-ending knee injury to Penix. He had been written off at age 37. But for one night at least, the Falcons looked smart for keeping him on the roster.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2025 schedule was released along with the rest of the NFL slate, and they're set to play some challenging matchups. For the Buccaneers, some of thier matchups could define their season and establish them as true contenders in the NFC.

A first period flood of goals pushed the Tampa Bay Lightning win streak to five games on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay scored four times in the opening 10:01 of the game and went on to beat the Calgary Flames 5-1 at Benchmark International Arena. The Lightning are now 14-7-2 this season.

An NFC South battle on "Thursday Night Football" looks a little different than usual. Here's the story behind the Buccaneers' jerseys.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got back in the win column on Sunday with a victory over the Cardinals to end their three-game skid, while the New Orleans Saints lost

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning, on a four-game losing streak, take on the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has a 15-10-3 record overall and a 5-3-0 record in Atlantic Division play. The Canadiens have committed 125 total penalties (4.5 per game) to rank fifth in the league.